Our program utilizes a positive self-image psychology approach to educating and training our students. It is our belief that success is a by-product of a positive environment and a positive self-image. The program is geared to help each athlete realize his/her potential by supporting their efforts in a positive manner; both in and beyond the confines of the pool. TBAY strives to instill an understanding of, and appreciation for, such concepts as high self-esteem, personal accountability, self-discipline, goal setting and goal achievement.

We know that not every swimmer will be an Olympian, but they can all learn, internalize and live the Olympic Ideals of vision, focus, persistence, commitment and discipline. These principles, more than any gold medal or national record, will help each child as they grow and enter the realms of higher education and society in general. We strongly feel that if you help nurture the child, you will help develop (or even unleash) the champion within as well.

Do You Ever Yell At The Swimmers To Get Them "Motivated & Focused"?

As a rule, our staff does not expose our athletes to negativity of any kind (name calling, belittling, peer humiliation, and the like). We are concerned with more than just success in the competitive arena…we are here to help foster the development of the child as a whole. A true champion realizes that it is the journey, more than the destination, which is important in the long run. A truly caring coach realizes that there is so much more at stake than a performance at one practice or the outcome of any given race. A negative environment can only detract from an athlete's love of the journey and therefore diminish the potentially positive experience that is amateur competition. It is for that reason, among others, that we DO NOT engage in that type of behavior.